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  • C08—ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
  • C08L—COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS
  • C08L67/00—Compositions of polyesters obtained by reactions forming a carboxylic ester link in the main chain; Compositions of derivatives of such polymers
• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C08—ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
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  • C08L61/00—Compositions of condensation polymers of aldehydes or ketones; Compositions of derivatives of such polymers
  • C08L61/04—Condensation polymers of aldehydes or ketones with phenols only
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• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C09—DYES; PAINTS; POLISHES; NATURAL RESINS; ADHESIVES; COMPOSITIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • C09D—COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS; FILLING PASTES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR
  • C09D167/00—Coating compositions based on polyesters obtained by reactions forming a carboxylic ester link in the main chain; Coating compositions based on derivatives of such polymers
• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C08—ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
  • C08L—COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS
  • C08L67/00—Compositions of polyesters obtained by reactions forming a carboxylic ester link in the main chain; Compositions of derivatives of such polymers
  • C08L67/02—Polyesters derived from dicarboxylic acids and dihydroxy compounds

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• the invention relates to coating compositions comprising phenolic resins, a process of making thereof, and a method of use thereof to provide coating compositions for can coating.
• coating compositions for can interiors usually comprise combinations of phenolic resins and epoxy resins, the latter being customarily based on reaction products of 2,2-bis-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-propane bis-(2,3-epoxypropyl)-ether, or bisphenol A diglycidyl ether, abbreviated as “BADGE”. Small amounts of BADGE usually remain in the resin, and are prone to be extracted from coatings based on such resins.
• BADGE is deemed to be a hasardous material. It is therefore an object of the invention to replace BADGE based materials especially when in contact with food. Coating compositions based on phenolic resins alone do not provide the needed combination of adhesion to metallic substrates, elasticity against cupping or deep drawing, and stability towards food ingredients.
• the object is therefore to provide a phenolic resin-based coating composition for interior coating of cans where no BADGE based materials or materials made by reacting BADGE with further substances are used as a further constituent.
• This object has been achieved by providing mixtures based on phenolic resins B that further comprise saturated polyesters A with low functionality.
• the polyesters A are made by a polycondensation reaction from aliphatic dicarboxylic acids AA, diprimary dihydric cycloaliphatic alcohols AB, diprimary dihydric linear or branched, non-cyclic aliphatic alcohols AC containing ether links, diprimary linear or branched non-cyclic dihydric alcohols AD being free from ether linkages, aromatic dicarboxylic acids AE, trihydric or higher functional aliphatic alcohols AF, in particular polymethylol alkanes, and phosphorus containing acids AG selected from the group consisting of orthophosphoric acid, pyrophosphoric acid, phosphorous acid, and esters of these.
• the said constituents of the polyester A individually have: AA: from 2 to 36 carbon atoms, particularly preferred from 4 to 12 carbon atoms, AB: from 7 to 20 carbon atoms, particularly preferred from 8 to 15 carbon atoms, AC: from 4 to 15 carbon atoms, particularly preferred from 6 to 12 carbon atoms, AD: from 2 to 36 carbon atoms, particularly preferred from 3 to 12 carbon atoms, AE: from 8 to 18 carbon atoms, particularly preferred from 9 to 14 carbon atoms, AF: from 4 to 20 carbon atoms, particularly preferred from 5 to 15 carbon atoms.
• the polyesters A have preferably low functionality both with respect to residual acid groups and residual hydroxyl groups. It is also preferred that there are no secondary hydroxyl groups in the hydroxy functional components used to make the polyester, A.
• Mass fractions of the said constituents in the polyester are for AA: preferably from 0.5% to 20%, particularly preferred from 2% to 15%, and especially preferred, from 3% to 10%; for AB: from 1% to 30%, particularly preferred from 2% to 25%, and especially preferred, from 5% to 20%; for AC: from 1% to 30%, particularly preferred from 2% to 25%, and especially preferred, from 5% to 20%; for AD: from 2% to 30%, particularly preferred from 5% to 25%, and especially preferred, from 10% to 20%; for AE: from 3% to 60%, particularly preferred from 5% to 50%, and especially preferred, from 10% to 35%; for AF: from 0% to 5.0%, particularly preferred from 0.02% to 3% and especially preferred, from 0.1% to 2%; and for AG: from 0.02% to 5.0%, particularly preferred from 0.03% to 1.0%, and especially preferred, from 0.05% to 0.5%.
• the polyesters according to the invention have a viscosity, measured in a 50% strength solution in methoxypropyl acetate (60 g of polyester in 100 g of the solution) at 23° C. and a shear gradient of 25 measured according to DIN-EN ISO 3219, of at least 500 mPa's, preferably of at least 1000 mPa ⁇ s.
• the ratio of the masses m(A) of polyester A to the mass m(B) of phenolic resins B is from (50 to 95): (50 to 5), preferably (55 to 90): (45 to 10), and particularly preferred, from (60 to 85): (40 to 15).
• the polyesters A according to the invention have an acid number of less than 20 mg/g, particularly preferably, of less than 10 mg/g, and especially preferred, not more than 8 mg/g.
• Their hydroxyl number is preferably less than 30 mg/g, particularly preferred less than 20 mg/g, and especially preferred, from 1 mg/g to 10 mg/g.
• the acid number is defined according to the standard DIN EN ISO 3682 as the ratio of the mass m KOH of potassium hydroxide needed to neutralise a sample, and the mass m B of this sample (or the mass of the solids in the said sample in the case of a solution or dispersion); the customary unit is “mg/g”.
• the hydroxyl number is defined according to the standard DIN EN ISO 4629 as the ratio of the mass m KOH of potassium hydroxide having exactly the same number of hydroxyl groups as the sample under investigation, and the mass m B of the said sample (or the mass of the solids in the said sample in the case of a solution or dispersion); the customary unit is “mg/g”.
• the mixtures according to the invention are distinguished from the customary combinations of phenolic resins and epoxy resins by the fact that they are completely free from BADGE while retaining the advantageous properties of the customary combinations. Compared to systems comprising epoxy resins and melamine resins, they have far better resistance properties in contact with food especially upon sterilisation.
• the polyesters A may be obtained by polycondensation of aliphatic dicarboxylic acids AA, preferably malonic, succinic, glutaric, adipic, pimelic or suberic acids, or dimeric fatty acids, or mixtures of these, diprimary cycloaliphatic diols AB such as 1,2- or 1,3-bishydroxymethyl cyclopentane, 5,5-bis(hydroxymethyl) 1,3-dioxane, 1,2-, 1,3-, or 1,4-cyclohexane dimethanol, their adducts with ethylene oxide, perhydrogenated bisphenol A or F, and the addition products of ethylene oxide to perhydrogenated bisphenol A or F, which may optionally be methyl substituted in one or more positions, aliphatic diprimary ether glycols AC such as diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, diprimary linear or branched dihydric alcohols AD being free from ether linkages, such as ethylene glycol, 1,3-propylene glyco
• the said alcohols and acids may also be partially or completely replaced by reactive derivatives thereof such as acid anhydrides or esters with volatile alcohols or esters of the alcohols with volatile acids.
• Phenolic resins which may preferably be used for the invention are resols B, particularly etherified resols obtained by reaction of phenols or mixtures or more than one phenol having at least one hydrogen atom in the aromatic nucleus in ortho or para position to the hydroxyl group(s) with aldehydes, particularly formaldehyde, by alkaline catalysis, and which are subsequently at least partially etherified under acidic conditions with linear or branched alcohols, particularly methanol and n- or iso-butanol.
• Partially etherified resols are understood to be, in the context of the present invention, those resols where at least 20% of their hydroxymethyl groups are etherified with the said aliphatic alcohols.
• polyesters A are mixed with the phenolic resins B and optionally, customary additives such as levelling agents, crosslinking catalysts, and solvents to yield coating compositions.
• the coating compositions thus obtained are preferentially used for the coating of metallic substrates, particularly for interior coating of metal containers, such as preferably those that are used as food containers. After stoving at temperatures of from 160° C. to 250° C., yellow or gold films are formed which have excellent adhesion to the metal substrate even upon mechanical stress, and good resistance against the usual charges.
• Polyesters 1.1 and 1.2 were made by mixing the educts (starting materials) as mentioned in table I (masses in g) and heating to about 220° C. under removal of the water formed in the reaction by azeotropice distillation with xylene and recycling of the latter. The reaction was continued until the acid number in the reaction mixture reached a constant value. The reaction mixture was subsequently cooled to 140° C., and diluted with methoxypropyl acetate. The mass fraction of solids was about 50%.
• a further polyester (1.3) was prepared according to the procedure of Example 1, from the following educts: 6.5 g of adipic acid, 10.6 g of cyclohexane dimethanol, 11.4 g of diethylene glycol, 16.7 g of 1,2-propylene glycol (alcoholic component comprising both primary and secondary hydroxyl groups), 53.2 g of isophthalic acid, 0.1 g of phosphoric acid, and 1.5 g of trimethylol propane. 84.5 g of a colourless resin were obtained, having the following characteristics:
• the product was mixed at the same temperature with a further 40 g of water which was removed after phase separation. 120 g of n-butanol were then added, and the water formed during etherification was removed via azeotropic distillation and recycling of the organic phase.
• the mass fraction of solids (determined according to DIN EN 3251) of the resin solution was adjusted to 80% by addition of further n-butanol, and the precipitates (salts) were removed from the solution.
• a resol solution based on o-cresol etherified with n-butanol was obtained.
• a mixture (paint 1) was prepared from the phenolic resin of Example 2 and the polyester 1.1 of Example 1.
• a further mixture (paint 2) was prepared from the phenolic resin of Example 2 and the polyester 1.3 of the Comparative Example, as well as mixtures of the same phenolic resin with epoxy resins of type 7 (paint 3) and of type 9 (paint 4), which were all adjusted to the same viscosity by addition of solvent.
• Mass ratios of phenolic resin and modifying resin were the same in each case.
• Customary metal sheets for the manufacture of cans were coated with these paints, the paint films were subjected to stoving at 200° C. for 12 minutes. The cured coating films had a dry thickness of approximately 5 ⁇ m and were all of golden colour.
• the polyester-modified phenolic resin formulations according to the invention display increased solids content, results in the sterilisation testing are improved. It goes without saying that the absence of extractable BADGE from the coating thus prepared is an important advantage. Likewise, wedge bend test performance is also improved.

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